Halloween fun is headed your way in Guild Wars 2 later this month. ArenaNet has posted a new teaser page for the first major game update for Guild Wars 2, Shadow of the Mad King. The update will include four new acts with a Halloween theme. Additionally, there will be new paid PvP tournaments available along with new Halloween-themed items in the Black Lion Trading Company, new mini-dungeons, jumping puzzles and more.

Shadow of the Mad King is scheduled to launch on October 22nd with the new acts remaining available through October 31st, 2012.

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